Learning Objectives for "Prokaryotic Cell Anatomy: The Glycocalyx and Biofilms "
After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.
1*. State the chemical composition and 2 common functions of a bacterial glycocalyx.
2*. Briefly describe the following steps in phagocytosis:
a. unenhanced attachment
b. enhanced attachment
c. engulfment
d. destruction
3*. Briefly describe how a capsule might initially enable some bacteria to resist being phagocytosed by white blood cells.
4*. Compare and contrast innate immunity and adaptive immunity.
5*. Define antigen and epitope.
6*. Define humoral immunity and cell-mediated immunity.
7*. Briefly describe how opsonizing antibodies made against bacterial capsules help protect the body.
8*. Define biofilm and state at least 3 advantages of biofilm formation to bacteria.
(*) = Common theme throughout the course
Highlighted Bacterium
1. Read the description of Strepococcus pneumoniae and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.
Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2018
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Gary Kaiser